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*'''The commercial website [[findmypast]] digitised the India Office Church records and they were released online on 29 January 2014'''. Note that some India Office Records will not be found in the findmypast database, (for technical or other reasons).
:For privacy reasons be aware that currently (2020March 2021) a limited transcription only is available on findmypast with no digital images for births baptisms '''after 19191921''', and for marriages '''after 19341936'''. Currently there appear to be additional records added on an annual basis, although this has not been consistent in past years.
::Images of records after these dates can be obtained from digitised [[FamilySearch]] microfilm, viewable, for non-LDS Church members, at a [[FamilySearch Centres|FamilySearch Centre]] for free. The other option is to visit the British Library, or request a copy of the record (for which a charge applies) from the [[British Library]], which may be the preferred option if you a FamilySearch Centre is not geographically convenient for you.
*Many of the indexes have been previously transcribed by FIBIS Volunteers and are available in the [http://fibis.ourarchives.online/bin/index.php FIBIS Search database] under the heading Ecclesiastical Records.
*Enhanced indexes from the church records at the British Library were added in April 2010 to the LDS [[IGI|FamilySearch website]]. These are free to search and view but examination of the full record will give further information. There are some records which are '''not available on findmypast'''.
**The FamilySearch website also contains some databases which are browsable collections of images, which have not been indexed, which are of church registers in India and Ceylon. Currently (2016/11) these are
***India, Madras Diocese Protestant Church Records, 1743-1990. Hints for browsing these records.<ref>Cheryl. [https://web.archive.org/web/20190209215108/https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/india.rootsweb.com/thread/113724/ Baptism records - Madras Presidency] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 11 November 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2019, archived.</ref>
***India, Gujarat Diocese Protestant Church Records, 1854-2012
***Sri Lanka, Colombo District Dutch Reformed Church Records 1677-1990
